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Tuk-Tuk Driver Admits Three Burglaries After Stealing £24,000 of Wine in Wheelie Bin

He will be sentenced in September following a City of London Police investigation that used CCTV footage with forensic analysis

Overview

  • On May 6, Iuliu Kubola used a crowbar to break into a Threadneedle Street restaurant, stashing 76 bottles of wine into a wheelie bin before cycling away on his tuk-tuk
  • He returned on June 15 to steal an additional three bottles worth around £680 and revisited the site on June 19 but did not take anything
  • The break-ins caused approximately £1,425 in damage to external doors and locks
  • PC Jordan Felstead arrested Kubola on June 22 in Cornhill after matching him to CCTV images and consulting with the City of London Police’s Criminal Investigation Department
  • City of London Police attend every incident with recoverable evidence to maximize findings and support burglary victims